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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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